Connecticut 2016 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00422 Compare Versions

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1		-	General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 422
2		-	February Session, 2016 _____SB00422PD____032116____
	1	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 422
	2	+	February Session, 2016 LCO No. 2591
	3	+	02591_______PD_
	4	+	Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
	5	+	Introduced by:
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4	8		General Assembly
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6		-	~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 422
	10	+	Raised Bill No. 422
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8	12		February Session, 2016
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10		-	_____SB00422PD____032116____
	14	+	LCO No. 2591
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	16	+	02591_______PD_
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	18	+	Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
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	20	+	Introduced by:
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	22	+	(PD)
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12	24		AN ACT CONCERNING RESIDENTIAL WATER RATES, PUBLIC DRINKING WATER SUPPLY EMERGENCIES AND SELLERS OF BOTTLED WATER.
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14	26		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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16		-	Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) If the Commissioner of Public Health orders the implementation of water use restrictions during a public drinking water supply emergency declared pursuant to section 25-32b of the general statutes, said commissioner shall order that the sale of water to residential consumers ~~for essential residential use~~ be prioritized over the sale of water to commercial ~~water bottling companies exporting water out of the state~~ for the duration of such public drinking water supply emergency.
	28	+	Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) If the Commissioner of Public Health orders the implementation of water use restrictions during a public drinking water supply emergency declared pursuant to section 25-32b of the general statutes, said commissioner shall order that the sale of water to residential consumers be prioritized over the sale of water to commercial entities for the duration of such public drinking water supply emergency.
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18		-	Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding any provisions of the general statutes or any charter or special act, ~~no municipality or entity shall charge~~ the holder of a license for the business of bottling water issued pursuant to section 21a-136 of the general statutes a ~~water~~ rate less than any other consumer for the sale of such water.
	30	+	Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding any provisions of the general statutes or any charter or special act, the holder of a license for the business of bottling water issued pursuant to section 21a-136 of the general statutes shall not charge commercial entities a rate less than any other consumer for the sale of such bottled water.
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20		-	Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding any provisions of the general statutes or any charter or special act, no municipality or entity shall charge the holder of a license for the business of bottling water issued pursuant to section 21a-136 of the general statutes ~~a clean~~ water ~~project charge~~ rate less than the residential consumer ~~clean water project charge~~ rate charged by such municipality or entity.
	32	+	Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding any provisions of the general statutes or any charter or special act, no municipality or entity shall charge the holder of a license for the business of bottling water issued pursuant to section 21a-136 of the general statutes that sells such bottled water for export out of the state a sewer rate less than the residential consumer sewer rate charged by such municipality or entity.
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25	37		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
26	38		Section 1 from passage New section
27	39		Sec. 2 from passage New section
28	40		Sec. 3 from passage New section
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30	42		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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32	44		Section 1
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34	46		from passage
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36	48		New section
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38	50		Sec. 2
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40	52		from passage
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42	54		New section
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44	56		Sec. 3
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46	58		from passage
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48	60		New section
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	62	+	Statement of Purpose:
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	64	+	To prioritize residential consumer water sales during public drinking water supply emergencies, to prohibit sellers of bottled water from charging commercial users less than residential consumers and to ensure sellers who export bottled water out of the state do not pay lower sewer rates than residential consumers.
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52		-	PD Joint Favorable Subst.
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54		-	PD
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56		-	Joint Favorable Subst.
	66	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]